Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-06-10

IN the lamps or fabricated the axles. He
had enough of that, and had been forced.
although reluctantly, TO abandon it. He
| was trying to run the roads in this CITY to
accommodate the public, and was irving
TO keep on top" This he found no easy
undertaking, for many times he had to go
down in his pocket to keep up expenses.
The street railway in Sacramento is
A GooD-sIzED ELEPHANT.
All there is in it is the hope for better busi
ness in the future. We have many street
improvements to make, and have many
difficulties to contend with The streets
are often almost impossible in winter, be-
cause the property holders refuse to make
the necessary streetimproyements. have
been ready for many months to extend the
line out K street to Twentieth. The iron
IS all on hand, one-half the ties are on the
ground, and the road will be built any time
within sixty days when the property
owners on that street from Eley-
enth to Fourteenth bring the street
up to the grade. We cannot and will not
build road on streets where they are not
graded. Let the property holders obey the
order of the Board of Trustees along these
three blocks, which will only cost a trifie.
and that road will be
BUILT AND OPERATED IMMEDIATELY.
When we get the K-street line to Tween
tieth street, then we will keep carrying out
each line toward Thirty-frst street Just as
fast as the business will justify.
Philip Scheld-In order to build the line
proposed up II and 0 and across Twenty
eighth streets it will necessitate the build
ing of fifteen blocks What will it cost?
Mr.. Carey-The rail can be laid, bedded
and put in condition for about $500 per
block. The "bob-tailn cars cost from
81 100 TO 81 ,3O0.- We are willing to do any,
thing in reason. My idea would be not to
run cross line, but extend Fl, K and 0 to
Thirty-frst street. This woald accommo-
date all the residents and be easy to operate.
Mr.. Hinkson-Our first object should be
to see what can be done with those prop
erty-holders on X street, and get them if
possible to grade their street. Let US ap-
point committee for that purpose. and
another to confer with Mr.. Carey and ar
range for the construction of the road out
II and o, and across Twentv-eighth street.
Mr.. Carey-I want it distinctly under
stood that l don't ask any one to put up
money to build road for me to operate.
1t will benefit the property from
the moment it is laid, but it will not be
paying investment for some years If any
one wants to run the East Park route
l WILL GIVE THEM CAR
To do it. | don't ask any subsidy; |
would not take any. If you want me to
boom your property, then / want you TO
pay for it, and | will guarantee to run the
road. will run it as agreed, and will bind
myself so to do in a manner that
there will be no escape from it. Zap
plause. A man came to me this week,
who is trying, with others, to boom up
some blocks in the southeastern portion of
the city, and wanted me to allow them TO
say in the Bee, editorially or locally, that l
was going to run a road to that section
out beyond street. The man was
stranger to me. l told him ] was not
going to build that way. l was a
man of but few words. / would |
not lend my name TO swindle anybody, |
and if he chose to put such an article in |
the Bee to boom that section, to rob people |
out OF their money, ] would brand him |
the very next day as liar over my sigma |
ture in the REcoRD-UNIoN. APP |
plause.] We all know that the |
street railroad booms property. Look |
at Twentieth street, where the cars
only run occasionally on stable trips, see |
how 1t is built up. Let us be square and |
above board in all we do and we will sue |
coed. | shall not allow any one to boom |
an outlying section of the city by the use |
of my name.
On motion of Mr.. Hinkson the follow |
ing committee was appointed 10 confer |
with Mr.. Carey, to interview the property !
holders on X street from Eleventh to Four |
tenth, and to present the resolutions
adopted by the meeting to the Board of
City Trustees on Monday next
At $3.50 P. NJ. the meeting adjourned to |
the call of the Chair.